SocialWatt. Osso.pdf · The SocialWatt project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 Research and Innovation Programme under grant agreement No 845905

The SocialWatt project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon

2020 Research and Innovation Programme under grant agreement No 845905The SocialWatt project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon

2020 Research and Innovation Programme under grant agreement No 845905 WWW.SOCIALWATT.EU

CONNECTING OBLIGATED

PARTIES TO ADOPT INNOVATIVE

POVERTY ALLEVIATION

SCHEMES TOWARDS ENERGY

SocialWattSome innovative schemes to alleviate energy poverty

implemented in FRANCE

Dominique Osso, Fabienne Boutière –

EDF R&D – Technology and Research for EE

Social Watt – Workshop

May 28th, 2020


2020 Research and Innovation Programme under grant agreement No 845905

► EP alleviation : necessary national and local schemes

► EEO Scheme in France

► Types of providers and partners

► From curative to preventive schemes

► Curative or Preventive Schemes / National or Regional scope

► Schemes for Private or Social Housing / Nat. or Regional scope

► Types of implemented measures

► Scheme Evaluation Criteria

► Scheme Innovation Criteria

► Innovative Schemes to alleviate Energy Poverty - Conclusions

Content



Energy Poverty alleviation : necessary

national and local schemes

► In 2019, there were about 17 national measures to alleviate

energy poverty: identifying households in energy poverty,

awareness-raising, training, mediation, direct financial aid,

assistance measures (technical, legal, financial and work)

► In addition to national measures, which are essential for the

strategy to tackle energy poverty, many local actors /

stakeholders are carrying out specific actions in their territories.

► Many local initiatives are based on national scheme,

particularly in terms of financing, as the EEO. The EEO incentive

scheme often represents an opportunity to launch an action in

order to reduce energy poverty situations.



Two approaches:

→ Mandatory: obligated parties

(utilities) have to deliver actions to

low-income households

(additional obligation: +30%),

→ Incentive: bonus (x2) for actions

implemented in households

meeting “very low-income”

criteria amongst the eligible “low-

income” households

→ Link with other schemes (co-

funding)

EEO Scheme

► National support for the

energy renovation of housing

Insulation

He

atin

g

« Helping Hand »

energy savings bonus

1-euro retrofit offers

(National Housing Agency)



Provider:

National Authority

or Utility or Asso. NGO

Partners (in most cases):

Private + Public partners ;

Social + Energy sectors ;

NB : + Housing refurbishment

operator in case of retrofit prog.

Types of providers and partners

Nat.

Authority Utility Asso.

NGO

Energy Social

Housing



Energy Poverty alleviation : from

curative to preventive schemes

PreventiveCurative

Solidarity Fund for

Housing (FSL)

or Energy (FSE)

Bill payment

assistance

Support for the energy

renovation of housing

(National Housing Agency)

(EEO)

Curative Preventive

(Energy Cheque)



Schemes mentioned:

- are national or regional

in scope,

- and concern

preventive actions

(assistance with identifying

households, information –

energy & water, metering,

provide an “Energy Saving

Kit”, energy improvement

actions, self-rehabilitation

with advice & assistance).

Curative or Preventive Schemes

/ National or Regional scope

Curative Preventive

Re

gio

na

l

sco

pe

Na

tio

na

l

sco

pe « Helping

Hand » (EEO)DEPAR

MAGE

Toits d’Abord

MonAppartEco

Malin

Guided self-

rehabilitation

Gift of Energy

non-exhaustive list (as an example)

EnergyCheque

Financial aid fromMun. Social Work Centres



Shemes mentioned :

- are national or

regional in scope,

- and concern

private or social

Housing.

Schemes for Private or Social Housing

/ National or Regional scope

Social Housing Private Housing

Re

gio

na

l

sco

pe

Na

tio

na

l

sco

pe

« Helping

Hand » (EEO)DEPAR

MAGE

Toits d’Abord

MonAppartEco

Malin

Guided self-

rehabilitation

Gift of Energy

EEO




Types of implemented measures

DEPAR (via Postman)

MAGE(with

metering)

(all energies are concerned: electricity, gas, fuel oil, LPG…)

MonAppartEco

Malin

Guided self-

rehabilitation

Assistance

with identifying

households

Actions to improve EE

or to retrofit housing(insulation, space heating,

hot water system)

Information,

metering

device

« Helping

Hand » (EEO)DEPAR

DEPAR

DEPAR

Provide EE

equipment or

Energy Saving Kit (LEDs, faucet aerator)

Toits d’Abord

Guided self-

rehabilitation

Gift of Energy(+ aid for payment

of energy bills)




Scheme Evaluation Criteria

Number of Beneficiaries

Financial costs

Energysavings

Comfort Health

"Helping hand" -Energy savings bonus X X

DEPAR X X

MAGE X X X X

Toits d'Abord X X X

MonAppartEcoMalin X X

Guided self-rehabilitation X X

Gift of Energy X X


► The main evaluation criteria are :

number of beneficiaries and financial costs.



Scheme Innovation Criteria

► The collaboration of different types of partners to carry out or finance

the scheme, such as partners from the energy, social, housing and

financial sectors, public and private partners, associations and NGOs

► The way a scheme is financed and implemented (use of Public–Private

Partnerships (PPPs), Energy Service Companies (ESCOs), donations)

► The way a scheme actively engages with energy poor households (by

discussing EE behaviour and interventions during home visits…)

► The participatory co-implementation of schemes (by encouraging people

to actively take part in the retrofit works in their houses or by providing tablets

and connected sensors to enable real-time measuring/reading of energy

consumption and comfort…)



Scheme Innovation Criteria


Name Provider PartnersInformation

/Advice Metering

Provide more

eff. energy equipment

Energyimprovement

actionsPrg

evaluated

“Helping hand” energy savings bonus Public (National

Authority)

Energy + Social sectors + Public Housing Agency + Private Companies

X (insulation, space heating) X

DEPAR Utility (La Poste) Housing sector X X (free)X (insulation,

space heating) X

MAGE Asso. NGOEnergy + Social + Financial sectors + Local Authorities X X X

TOITS d'abord Asso. NGO

Energy (EDF) + Social + Housing sectors + Local Authorities

X (housingretrofit) X

Mon Appart Eco-Malin Utility (EDF)Energy + Social sectors(Public + Private + Asso.NGO) X X (free) X

Guided self-rehabilitationAsso. NGO

Energy + Social sectors + Local Authorities X


Gift of Energy Utility (EDF)

Energy (EDF) + Social sectors(Public + Private + Asso. NGO)




Innovative Schemes to alleviate

Energy Poverty - Conclusions

► The majority of schemes are offered by a single provider, even if

various partner organisations are often involved.

► The eligibility criterion for households' access to the schemes is the

level of income and not the level of consumption (energy costs or

kWh). Therefore, income is frequently used as a proxy to energy

poverty.

► Many of the schemes concern both preventive and curative actions,

whilst almost all of the schemes provide information and advice to

households. The most popular EE measures concern lighting, and

retrofitting houses (space heating and insulation).

► Innovation usually lies in the way numerous schemes are designed,

implemented and financed, e.g. the collaboration of different types

of partners to carry out or finance the scheme.


2020 Research and Innovation Programme under grant agreement No 845905The SocialWatt project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon

2020 Research and Innovation Programme under grant agreement No 845905 WWW.SOCIALWATT.EU

CONNECTING OBLIGATED

PARTIES TO ADOPT INNOVATIVE

POVERTY ALLEVIATION

SCHEMES TOWARDS ENERGY

Dominique Osso,

Fabienne Boutière, EDF R&D

Email: [email protected],

[email protected]

Thank you!

Technology and Research for Energy Efficiency Department

- Residential Sector and Housing Energy Policies Group
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